Letter : Washington, D.C., to J.M. Dalzell, n.p., 1878 Dec. 11.

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Letter : Washington, D.C., to J.M. Dalzell, n.p., 1878 Dec. 11.

Letter signed. Garfield informs Dalzell that there is no position for him and that he felt President [Hayes] "ought to find a place for [him], but that he does not seem to be doing much for Ohio." Garfield also writes that he does not want to run for governor, but rather that he wishes to be senator.

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Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893

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Rutherford B. Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, in 1822 and earned degrees from Kenyon College and Harvard Law School before starting a career as a lawyer in Cincinnati. Hayes served as a major general in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1864. Hayes then was elected Governor of Ohio and later served one term as President of the United States (1877-1881) before retiring to his home in Fremont, Ohio, where he died in 1893.President of the Uni...

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

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James Garfield, twentieth President of the United States, was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1831. After embarking on an academic career, he joined the Ohio volunteer infantry regiment, and in 1863 was appointed Major General in the same regiment. He served as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1880, when he was elected President. His inauguration took place on March 4, 1881, but his term of office was unfortunately brought to an abrupt end with his assassination by C...

Dalzell, James McCormick, 1838-1924

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